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Settlement reached over improper denial of emergency medical services claims‏
Tom Corbett (R) HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - More than 600 Pennsylvania consumers whose claims for emergency room treatment were improperly rejected by a Harrisburg-based health insurance company will see their claims reprocessed and bills paid as part of a settlement With Attorney General Tom Corbett's office.
City of Worcester agrees to settlement over asbestos removal
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - An agreement has been reached between the City of Worcester and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley to resolve allegations that vinyl asbestos tiles at the Vernon Hill School were improperly removed and disposed of by public school officials.
Springfield contractor faces lawsuit from Madigan
Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against a Springfield-based contractor alleged to have collected more than $72,000 in fees for work that he completed in a substandard method or failed to complete at all.
Blumenthal fighting rate increase
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has said he will fight a requested $210 million rate request from Connecticut Light & Power that will erase an expected 5 percent rate decrease.
Mass. cites Deerfield company for prevailing wage violations‏
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A Deerfield, N.H., electrical company has been cited by Attorney General Martha Coakley's office for violating the Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Law.
Private equity firm owner agrees to pay $20 million settlement
Andrew Cuomo (D) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The founder of a private equity firm has agreed to pay $20 million in restitution for his part in corruption uncovered by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
Chicago-area spas hit with lawsuit over fat-dissolving drug
Lisa Madigan (D) CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Unapproved, unsupervised cosmetic treatments by a Chicago-based spa group that left some patients with extreme pain and lasting injuries have led to a lawsuit recently filed by Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
Settlement reached in death of severely neglected disabled Utah man‏
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - The owners and operators of a Bountiful, Utah, residential care facility have agreed to pay $365,555 to the state after a disabled man in their care died from neglect.
Goddard files locksmith suit
Goddard PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has filed a lawsuit against three Florida men for allegedly advertising at least 47 fictitious locksmith businesses in the Tucson Yellow Pages.
Goddard reaches settlement with supplement company
Goddard PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The owners and operators of a nutritional supplement company in Tuscon, Ariz., have agreed to a settlement with Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard to resolve a consumer lawsuit over deceptive advertising techniques.
N.D. AG takes on timeshare company
Stenehjem BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued a cease and desist order against a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., timeshare company for violations of North Dakota's consumer fraud, home solicitation sales and do not call laws.
Feds, states reach settlements with two companies
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Multiple states and the federal government have reached an agreement with a Delaware pharmacy services company and a Florida generic drug manufacturer to settle allegations that the companies defrauded federal and state healthcare programs.
Plattsburgh, N.Y. car dealership agrees to stop false advertising‏
Andrew Cuomo (D) PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A Plattsburgh-area car dealership has agreed to a settlement with Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo that will stop its practice of deceiving customers through false advertisements.
Verizon agrees to settlement over advertising of its FiOS service‏
Anne Milgram (D) NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Verizon New Jersey Inc. has agreed to a settlement to resolve a lawsuit resulting from its marketing, sales, billing and customer service practices regarding its FiOS television, telephone and Internet services.
Ky. AG announces reduction to energy rates for some customers‏
Jack Conway FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Jack Conway has announced that a preliminary settlement agreement will reduce a Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. rate request by more than 25 percent.
N.Y. furniture store settles over deceptive promotions and failure to deliver items‏
Mario Cuomo (D) WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced an agreement with a furniture company and its owner to remedy its issues with furniture delivery and to cease its deceptive marketing tactics.
Corbett sues contractors
Corbett HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Lawsuits have been filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett against two contractors accused of failing to start home improvement projects, failing to complete work and violating the state's new Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act.
Indiana AG fights challenge to robo-call law
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has urged federal officials not to override Indian's law restricting robo-calls in the face of efforts by a political activist group to invalidate them.
N.C. AG earns TRO
Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A judge has agreed with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's request to bar a Kannapolis, N.C., foreclosure rescue operation from collecting any money from consumers for foreclosure or loan modifications.
New code of ethics proposed in N.J.
Milgram TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A Division of Consumer Affairs report released by New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram has recommended new regulations meant to curtail the potential for conflicts of interest between doctors and pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers.